Question

all of these spheres have the same mass. the arrows show distance.
a.
b.
choose the correct answer.
does figure a or figure b show a stronger gravitational
force?
both figures have the same gravitational force.
figure a
figure b

Explanation:

Gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them (Newton's law of universal gravitation: $F = G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}$). Since both figures have spheres of the same mass, the force depends only on distance. Figure B has a shorter distance between the spheres than Figure A, so its gravitational force is stronger.

Answer:

Figure B